I know as empaths we are here to help people. But this world is consumed in darkness. How do we fight it without becoming a part of the darkness ourselves. My friend is being consumed by it, seduced into this fast money lifestyle that one day if she's lucky she can get out of without time in prison. I want to get rid of the one that made this darkness accessible to her, but that would make me like him. This fight seems like a losing battle, how do we win?
updated by @windwolf: 08/04/18 04:40:28PM

Thank you for the help, I tried to follow the colors and they tend to form shapes like runes then people. But when they start to look like people I start envisioning people I know in my mind and lose the colors. Thats when a story starts to play out in my head.

I used to see shadows walking around not connected to anyone a few years ago. But nothing like that since, I also got feelings like some presence was following me. It's been a while since that has happened. I have been feeling tired a lot recently, I think that has more to do with my depression and recent heartbreak though. The thought that this could be a ghost is interesting. Something else has been happening recently when I close my eyes, usually there are odd colors making weird shapes, which I'm used to. And if a bright light passes in front of me I can still see the light, the strange thing is I'll be in a dark room and close my eyes and the colors will be bright like a light passed in front of my face but when I open my eyes it's still dark.

@pinkrose how am I supposed to let her go? Why do I have to? I see her getting pulled into the darkness, letting her go feels like I'm abbandoning her when she needs me most.@nea I'm not sure I understand what you mean by giving her responsibility. I didn't choose to love her, or be pulled out of my darkness when I met her. She just made it happen. I don't depend on her to make me happy, I'm just happy when I'm with her. I can go out and enjoy life it's better when she's with me.

I don't claim to see or detect peoples auras, I gotten glimpses before but that's all. I've been meditating and trying to develope the ability to see them more clearly. That is what brings me to my problem, I'm seeing black spots randomly like they are circling me. I'm pretty sure black in an aura isn't a good sign. Are these black spots a part of my aura, stemming from my extreme dislike of a person in my life? Or is it that someone or something has attached itself to me? Like something feeding off of my energy, I've noticed a change in myself and I don't like it.
updated by @windwolf: 03/09/18 02:36:59PM

I can't let her go. I think she's empathic, and it's still new and scary to her. She is currently dating an abusive controling narcissist. Its like she's draining and becoming less like her true self. I know I asked for help for myself but it's just, I need to be stronger so that I can help her. She has literally saved my life more than once, I can't let her down lime this.

The thing that made me genuinely happy is gone now. It was a light inside of my friend, her smile, her soul. It called out to me, took away the feeling of loneliness, allowed me to be myself. Now it's gone.

I'm sorry, it seems like I never have much to contribute here, and that I'm always just asking for help. Once again I don't know what to do. Why is it that we hurt so much? How does an empath deal with a broken heart? Because right now I just want to die. No relationship has ever worked out. I'm always told the next girl is lucky to have me or that I deserve better. I'm surronded by so much darkness now and I dont know if there is a way out. I feel like Im drowning but I wont die. I believe in God and I pray for help but I don't hear any response from heaven. What do I do to stop this?
updated by @windwolf: 03/09/18 05:27:01AM

This isn't the first time I've almost lost this friendship because of him. I don't know what to do, I love my friend, I'd give my life to keep her safe and happy. I don't understand why she goes back to him.

I dont really know what to say. I'm angry and hurt and confused. I haven't spoken to a friend of mine since Christmas, she is a big part of my stability. It seemed like she was avoiding me and I don't know why, everything was fine the last time we spoke. Yesterday I got a message from her facebook account, it was her on again off again scumbag boyfriend. He cussed me out called me a racial slur that no black person can calmly take from a white person. Today he called me to tell me she's using me like a sugar daddy she doesn't have to put out for. That she doesn't care and never has. And also threatened to come to my house and shoot me and my parents. I'm trying to remain a good person but some of tge most evil thoughts have gone through my mind since that hapoened. Is it weird that throughtout all of this mess I just want to make sure my friend is ok? To find out why she's avoiding me and why she's back with this abusive person? Am I evil for what I want to do to this person?

Ok, at work Saturday I had a vision that immediately followed a serious headache. I thought that it was my sensitivity to light but I saw a strange image. I started to research what the image could be, I looked up old mystic symbols. I thought it was a warning of some type. Turns out what I saw was 3 alchemical symbols simultaneously. I'm wondering why I'm having certain side effects now. Also while in my search into what happened I found things that are pointing me towards my friend that ended our friendship. The other weird thing is that a coworker may have broken their ankle the next day in the same area I had the vision. Not sure whats going on, any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
updated by @windwolf: 12/02/17 02:58:08PM

It's been a while since I've posted on here. I've been diagnosed with depression, suicidal thoughts still go through my mind just less frequently. Two days ago my best friend of two years said me telling her I love her and have a good day got her into trouble with her boyfriend so we can't be friends anymore. My friendship was interfering with her relationship. I don't hate her, I'm just hurt, so badly hurt. I don't know what to do. I think it hurt more that she told me trough text then blocked me on all social media. I don't know if it waa easy for her to jut throw me away, or if she had to text me because saying it in person would be to hard for her. I don't understand what changed, she wanted to hang out and watch fireworks on the 4th and on the 14th she blocked me from her life. Why did this happen? What do I do now? When does my heart stop hurting?
updated by @windwolf: 09/01/18 10:44:02PM

I've started trying to feel auras because seeing them seems to be hit or miss with me. Well anyway I can feel my own aura without having to concentrate too much, so i figured I'd try feeling someone elses. But no one in my house was awake at the time and i doubt they would want to help me if they were. But my mom's dog was sleeping in my room so I tried to see if i could feel his. I didn't physically touch him but i could feel his energy around him. I forgot he could feel mine's and he just jump up out of his sleep. Then he just turned and looked at me.now he's back to laying next to me going to sleep. Not sure if i wanna try that again.
updated by @windwolf: 07/07/17 03:26:43AM

Hey I haven't been here in a while. I'm just wondering has anyone else been feeling energy fluctuations recently? It's like parts of me get hit with a different vibration of energy at random times. And these pulses don't seem to be coming up from the earth. It's going sideways or coming down from the sky.
updated by @windwolf: 07/29/17 08:41:27AM

Im not sure what is causing this, but im getting physically sick. But im not sick. I throw up almost daily. At first i thought it was if i smelled something bad i'd feel sick. But at one point me and my dog were outside throwing up at the same time. The more i hear about the elections, racism, and hatred for people religious beliefs, i get worse. This country's lack of understanding is literally making me sick. Is this dark cloud over the U.S.A's future affecting anyone else?
updated by @windwolf: 02/06/17 02:29:08PM

My ears ring so much I've learned to ignore it to the point it doesn't constantly drive me crazy. And the whole smelling when a girl is on her period only happened with two women I had a very strong connection to. I don't think I could deal with smelling that from every woman.

Ok well my senses seem to be enhanced. Most light bothers my eyes which is why I normally sleep through the day. My hearing and sense of touch are more sensitive and my sense of smell well I was able to tell when to young women I was very close to got their monthly "gift" from mother nature. Is this normal for empaths?
updated by @windwolf: 09/06/18 11:10:53AM

Corey, don't worry about losing your gifts, it doesn't work like that anyway. I believe they've gone dormant on you to rest. These things can overload us, my ability did the same a while back. Only thing is I enjoyed the peace and quiet. But after a while I felt like a huge chunk of me was missing. So I meditated, I guess it's like I closed my third eye so I opened it again. Being an empath is so taxing physically and mentally so the universe gives us time to heal when we don't take it ourselves. Enjoy the break, rest assured while and when you're ready, open your eyes again. I was able to wake up stronger and more stable with my ability. Don't force it just let it be.

Ok I've woken up from nightmares drench in sweat before, with an obvious explanation. But I just woke up for the second time today from a pleasant dream, thirsty. Like I was completely dried out. This time I wasn't reaching for alcohol, thank God. But still, I'm not over heating, I wasn't scared, and I have no idea what the dream means. But my main question is why did I wake up reaching for something to drink like I had just walked through the Sahara?
updated by @windwolf: 01/17/17 11:23:36AM

As it was stated before they are attracted to us. Because we provide a "safe place", people feel that we understand them and don't have to hide their pain. It can be very draining because we transfer our light to them a lot of times without knowing. I remember when I worked at a strip club as a cook, I'm not sure how I made so many friends with the dancers but I did. I just listened when they needed me to and I learned about them, their real lives not just the act they put on for customers. It drained the hell out of me, but it was worth it. I still keep up with the girls I met there now that I've left that scene, and so many of them are doing much better. Only a few are still dancing, I don't judge them, it's a fun way to make money and they're young. So yeah we attract people that are suffering and sometimes self destructive. Because they feel it inside that we can help them, without consciously making the decision to get help they find us. Our help can turn their live into success stories, and they keep our lives interesting. Never stop improving yourself but don't do it just to attract a healthier class of people. Remember the sick seek out the doctor, and this life just happens to be our shift.

I find myself in a similar situation a lot. Pretending to be "normal". So I found a way to leave myself clues to remind me of who I am. My silver rings, Mala beads, certain places I make it a point to visit, and when meeting new people I try to mentally prepare myself for their life story, the way animals react to me. All these things remind me of who I am. It doesn't stop me from being overloaded but helps me remember why. Even my sensitivity to light reinforces what I am. Just leave yourself clues to who you are

How do I know that this is real? I can't meditate anymore, I can't find peace. I feel like I'm in hell. Time is just a word without meaning. People I love are dying or just leaving my life. I feel pain from everywhere, I seem to be just a disappointment to my family. I try to help people but what good does it really do? I'm still alone in pain broken. Ten suicide attempts and I can't die. If this is hell who was I that I deserve this? Why me?
updated by @windwolf: 09/01/18 08:12:20PM

This is a call for any positive energy you can send. Last year I buried a cousin and in eleven and a half hours I have to bury another. My life has taken my close support system, the people that believe in me. To save her relationship with a controling a**hole, my friend told me she isnt allowed to be my friend anymore. My emotional stability is all but completely gone. Please help me.

Very common occurrence for empaths I've heard, for me it definitely is. Just last Saturday I was at a community festival, sitting on a bench looking at a pond, and a man walks up and asks if he could sit down. I said yes and he introduced himself then started telling me about what brought him back to the city, where he'd been, everything. Midway through our conversation another man walks up, acknowledges each of us are wearing "talismans" of different faiths and proceeds to offer us a blessing. Unfortunately I had to leave for work and the man seemed genuinely saddened that our conversation had to end. It happens a lot, people feel at ease enough with us to talk and even reveal things they wouldn't talk about normally. And as for the too nice part, I get that a lot until someone hits that final nerve like they're training for a boxing match.

I don't think they have a shield up, more like part of them was formed differently. What we can do is a bit much at times and we have to actively shield ourselves. While they can only feel sorry for others and need no shielding at all. Think of it as warriors and citizens, warriors train and rush into battle so the citizens never have to see the fight. Citizens know there is a war going on but continue their daily lives believing the Warriors will prevail. Warriors are built for battle, born to fight. We as empaths are healers, light warriors, here to keep the balance. And there may be times where we get peace and get to live the life of a citizen, which is a warrior's dream. But a warrior never stops training (shielding, grounding, meditating). I've wondered what it's like to be "normal", even envied normal people. We were born to help them when they need it most, when they can't explain what is wrong themselves.

Ok that scared me a little bit. When I was born my mom gave me a name, but she was still feeling the effects of the meds they gave her at the hospital, so so my dad changed it and the name my mom gave me became one of my middle names. I looked up both names that I was given at birth, they both describe me perfectly. Which brings up the thought, maybe you only have certain options for your name. Perhaps when our spirits and bodies connect, only certain names stick out to our parents or whoever names us because of the character of the soul.

I have definitely felt this, and asked for help in a few post regarding it. The pain started out mental then grew to physical, it got so bad I contemplated suicide multiple times, and failed ten attempts. I ended up meditating more, I still feel lonely but I am able to use it to strengthen my search for my twin flame. Do what we empaths ate meant to do, take the negative energy from the loneliness and replace it with positive energy, focus that positive energy on bettering yourself